sniff28 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I'm looking to find some Time travel / parrallel dimention Science fiction books. I like this subgenre and I have seen nearly every single time travel movie I could find. I would like to read some adventure stories on them. Thanks in advance ! Quote
Chrissy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series, starting with 'The Eyre Affair' is a series I often recommend. They are clever, witty and multi layered. Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy; 'Northern Lights' or 'The Golden Compass', 'The Subtle Knife' and 'The Amber Spyglass'. A wonderfully original trio of books that explores parallel worlds. Audrey Niffenegger's 'The Time Traveler's Wife' is an extraordinary story that depicts the struggle of a time traveller, and his wife. It is such an original book that places concepts in your path as if they are the most natural occurences in the world. It is essentially a love story, but absolutely not chick lit. Quote
BigWords Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 The ur-example of the parallel earth story is probably the short story Random Quest by John Wyndham. It's far from the first example of parallel earths, but it is one of the most important entries in the sub-genre. It's been heavily anthologized over the years, so you should be able to find it quite easily. It isn't an action tale, but the emotional punch it packs more than makes up for the sedate pace. Quote
Karsa Orlong Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Try The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. It's a time travel mystery/thriller and it's an absolute cracker Quote
Raven Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 If you are looking for alternative history books books, the following are all pretty good: The Man in the High Castle, by Phillip K. Dick Bring the Jubilee, by Ward Moore and Pavane, by Keith Roberts. Quote
Kidsmum Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 The first book that springs to mind is The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier Quote
Chrissy Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 The first book that springs to mind is The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier Excellent suggestion! Brilliant book. Quote
chrysalis_stage Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Hi sniff28, I would definitely recommend Vellum by Hal Duncan. It is a marmite book, I've found, some people love it while others just don't get it and write it off but I personally loved it. It is a book which could do with multiple reads to truely grasp everything I feel as it is non-linear and you can get muddled while reading but it is worth the brain power! It also has a sequel called Ink. Synopsis: It's 2017 and angels and demons walk the earth. Once they were human, now they are unkin, transformed by the ancient machine-code language of reality itself. They seek The Book of All Hours, the mythical tome within which the blueprint for al reality is transcribed, which has been lost somewhere in the Vellum- the vast realm of eternity upon which our world is a mere scratch. The Vellum, where the unkin are gathering for war. The Vellum, where a fallen angel and a renegade devil are about to settle an age old feud. The Vellum, where the past, present, and future will collide with ancient worlds and myths. And the Vellum will burn... Review from publisher's weekly: (says it better than me and sounds better than the synopsis) Scottish author Duncan's challenging SF debut, the first in a two book series about an epic battle between good and evil, reveals the history of the advanced, ancient and powerful civilisation of Kur through Egyptian, Babylonian and East Indian myth as well as bitmites, cyberavatars and warring bands of fallen angels. A book, The Vellum (aka The Book of All Hours), is both portal to parallel realities and guide to a language of power that can be both inscribed in the skin and on the soul. Since individual characters like Seamus Finnan, Jack Carter, Thomas Messenger and Thomas's sister, Phreedom, whose lives are detroyed, prolonged and forever scarred by contact with a realm called the Vellum, tend to appear and reappear at intervals often 20 or 40 years apart, their adventures in the human, parallel and cyber universes can be hard to follow. Readers who persevere will find this a truly rewarding read. Review by Lucius Shepard: In Vellum - a monstrously brilliant and often hilarious novel of mad Irishmen, bad angels, femme fatales, and demons - we are presented with the tale of war occuring throughout the breadth and depth of time and space. Hal Duncan has, at the very least, created the Guernica of science fiction. SFX - 5 star must read review: A mind-blowing read that's genuinely unlike anything you've ever read before....Vellum has expanded fantasy's limits like nothing published in years. Hope you chose to read it sometime and enjoy it Hal Duncan deserves more recognition! Edited January 21, 2011 by chrysalis_stage Quote
pontalba Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Andre Norton's Time Traders is part of a series, but this was the first as far as I am aware. Great adventure story, complete with aliens and time travel. Quote
Tristan Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 And there's always the classics, such as The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells. Quote
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